Time lines For the Madoc Area

7.) Time lines For the Madoc Area
1890 agriculture recession, population no longer growing in Hastings. Madoc population drops to 1000
1882 Central Ont. Railroad advertises for 200 men and 100 teams of horses
1880-81 Malaria epidemic, mill ponds drained. Population 1500. Things slowing down. Iron mines closed, lumbering falls off, railroad bypasses Madoc and goes through Tweed.
1876-77 economy down, riots in Belleville due to layoffs on the railroad.
1873 fire destroys large part of town.
1870 St Peters Presbyterian church built.
1866 Gold discovered. Madoc population 500. Town starts to boom. 4 carriage shops, 5 blacksmiths, 2 cabinet shops, planning mill, tannery, 6 general stores, 5 grocery stores, 2 tailors, 2 millinary shops, 2 butchers, one druggist, watchmaker, photographer (daugerrean), newspaper (Madoc Mercury).
1864 Several hotels in the town of Madoc
1863 Madoc population 1031
1860 Concerns about the American Civil war
1856 Railroad runs between Montreal and Toronto. Colonization road in Hastings opened.
Small boom in Madoc due to road being opened.
Madoc population 500
1851 Madoc population 200
1837 Iron mining in the Madoc area, only one store in town of Madoc. About 100 men employed in iron ore business.

1830-39 Settlers in Madoc area, Donald MacKenzie opens a grist mill. Madoc was first called MacKenzie Mills then later Hastings and finally the village of Madoc.

1812-14 American/Canadian British war
1800-1810 Belleville prospers
1791 Canada Act (Upper and Lower Canada)
1789 First main group of about 50 settlers to Belleville area
1787 Settled my military companies
- 8th (Sidney)
- 9th (Thurlow)
1785-1780 Small settlement of Singleton’s Creek (Belleville)
1784 Land surveyed for Loyalists and settlers.
1783 Land Treaty with native people to gain access to front lakeshore lands between Gananoque and Trent River district.
Notes
1. Smiths Canada Vol 2, 1850 Madoc Twp, population 2021, 1 grist mill, 5 saw mills, 8 schools.
2. 1863 up to 40 men employed on building the Hastings Rd.
3. 1837 Iron mine located about 5 miles north of town with foundry located in Madoc.
4. 1848 1st lumber mill. By 1867 lumbering a major industry in the area.
5. 1864 potash industry growing.

HASTINGS - MADOC - AND CAVERLYS

5.) HASTINGS - MADOC - AND CAVERLYS

From what I have been able to piece together my 2nd great grandfather Amos Miles Caverly came to Hastings in about 1811. At least 1811 is the first record I can find of him being in the area. The records indicate he was on Lot 31 Con. 4. There were many Caverlys in Hastings and they all seemed to have migrated from the US after the American Revolution.

There appears to be a record that Amos received land near Wallbidge in 1811. By 1878 there was no indication of any land in the Wallbidge area being owned by Caverlys. Wallbidge is now a small cross road just north west of Belleville and is almost on the suburbs of the city. There is a municipal office on the corn today.

Joseph Caverly, my 1st great grandfather, appears to have been born abt. 1831 in Sidney Twp. Where Wallbridge is located. There are some other records showing a Joseph Caverly and a Joseph Canniff were arrested in 1837 during the Canadian Rebellion. They appear to have been in the Wallbridge area but, based on the date and estimated age of my great grandfather it does not seem likely this was him. There is also a land record for Laney Caverly, Amos Miles Caverly’s wife, in 1840. This is interesting because her husband Amos did not die until 1857. In the 1851 census there was a record for an Amos, Laney and family in Sidney Twp. Although there are some spelling errors in the census this undoubtly was the family of my 2 nd great grandparents.

Later we find in the 1871 census a Joseph, age 38, in Madoc. Between 1854 and 1876 Joseph and Caroline, my 1st great grand parents, had all of their children born in Madoc.

In 1885 there is reference to a Caverly & McKenzie store in the North Hastings paper. There was a reference to a Franklin Potash Works in 1864 next to the mill pond and Caverly bakery. Reference is also made to blacksmith shops of Brown, Caverly and others. We also have record of Joseph Caverly having a carriage and sleigh manufacturing business in Madoc about 1878. There is a record that the widow of Dorland Caverly bought a grocery store and ice cream parlor in Madoc in 1892. Dorland was on of the sons of Joseph and Caroline. Some notes seem to indicate the Caverlys had an organ and furniture making business as well in Madoc. There are also some indications that other Caverly family members shared in the businesses and owned part of a store near Eldorado.

My great grandfather George Henry moved out to Manitoba in 1900. There is an indication he went out west in 1898 and returned for the rest of his family in 1900. I do know my grandfather was left in Madoc to be raised by his grandmother Caroline Caverly and his aunt Alberta.

Caverly Historic Notes

I consider the Caverly name unique. Various forms of the family name show up in history. Whether they are the origins of all Caverly families is difficult to trace although it would seem logical.

One particular distracting item is whether those bearing the family name are all from the same main family tree. The a controversy arises in some hints in history of the name Caverly associated with England/Scotland and the name Cavalier which may have French connections.

Some highlights in history that may be related to our family name are:

- John (the Scot), born in Edinburgh, Scotland wandered into the Leeds, England area. Her he reportedly married an lady named Lardina. The story goes on to say he was given land by Lardina's and was either asked or chose to take a last name related to the property. The a ledge property was known as Calverley which was an abbreviated form for the statement "where the cows lay". All of this took place around 1116. Calverley manor was owned at that time by a Gospatrick Adolphus. There was a Calverley manor in Leeds, England and it was once a parish. Today some of the building still stand and the name Calverley and be found on some maps for the Leeds area representing districts. The story goes on to say John & Lardina had at least three sons, John, Walter and William.

- Sir Hugh Caverly, appears about 1356 (d1389) under Edward III. He was a military officer and was noted as the first to use guns in the service of England. He invaded france and took Calais where he was governor for 20 years.

- Sir John Calverley, some records recorded about 1403 under Henry IV.

- Sir Anthony Calverley, appears about 1544. Records in Scotland's College of Heraldry.

- Sir Henry Caverly, appears about 1680.

- tragedy of

- In the new world (North America) others names documented briefly in history, Charles Caverlie, about 1635, age 17; George Caverly, about 1635, age 14; Philip Caverly about 1682; Moses Caverly.

Although I cannot attest to the relationships of these people to that of any families identified with the Caverly name I have found those with the family name have made a effort to continually use it in the present day spelling. There is a deviations in the spelling as Caverley but some of these families can be traced to the main Caverly family tree.

Caverly DNA Project

CAVERLY SURNAME DNA PROJECT

Hi Folks,

I am writing to you because I know you are all interested in the Caverly family and have all spent time researching the name. So I know you are all serious about Genealogy and our roots. I believe we all find the hobby fun and interesting.

I am looking for ideas on how to sponsor a Caverly DNA data base. I have taken the plunge so to speak and submitted my DNA to the FamilyTreeDNA project. When I receive results I will try to let others know the findings

A DNA project is not something that needs one persons support. It needs more support and volunteers, specifically male Caverly volunteers. The problem is the program cost.

The program has several different DNA schemes a person can submit to. The basic price is about $99 under my Caverly Project. This is all in US dollars.

There are 3 or 4 major organizations offering the service. Recently some of the individual organizations have setup joint search databases.

I mentioned I took the plunge. I submitted my DNA and requested a full program. My rational for this was the fact I will be provided with all the results which I can keep and share with anyone I want, FamilyTree will cross check the results will all other projects and continue to do this for the next 25 years. The data will stay online for those 25 years. I don't know what happens after 25 years. This will establish a Caverly DNA Project anyone else can check against for those next 25 years. I consider this a reasonable investment when averaged over that time period.

None of us will be on earth forever so this is another way to leave a legacy behind, in addition to the standard paper Genealogy work we have all been doing.

At this time I am not asking anyone to do anything but to think about the idea, ask questions and exchange ideas. As I receive more information I will share those with everyone.

What I would like such a project to accomplish is to determine if the different branches of Caverlys are related. We have all collected paper documents to help establish these major Caverly branches but, we don't know if they are all directly related. Unless we can find actual paper data to show these branches are related DNA may be the only method to do this. All of us have spent a lot of time and money doing our Genealogy research in addition to other Caverly family researchers that have gone before us. Past and Present, we all seem to be at the same point with no real progress that our predecessors did not already find.

For the time being all that I am trying to do is determine how many different branches we have discovered that we cannot connect together. At this time I am restricting my research to North America. Once we determine the different branches, we need to try and find an actual living male descendent. These males need to have a direct lineage through only male ancestors so that means they will all probably have the Caverly surname. This is the only way to check the Y Chromosome which is only passed down from father to son (sorry ladies).

What I would ask is your help in identifying these living male Caverly descendents and making sure we have contact information for them.

Some of the branches are easy to do. As an example the New Hampshire Caverlys' have a large number of male Caverly descendents and thanks to the on going work of the Caverly Family Association we have contact information for many of them.

Another line is that which Eva Wirth and Karen Adamcik are descendant from. I know some contacts for this line with male Caverly descendents in the Marmora, ON area but have not contacted them to date with regards to a DNA Project. There may also be others in Michigan.

I am also aware of another line that has links to my own which I call the Jefferson Caverly branch. This line is the same branch as Eva and Karen and I do know of some living males in this branch.

There is also a number of Caverlys' in Quebec. They may be related to the New Hampshire branch but I don't have a connection in my data. If anyone has data to show this please pass it on. We don't have to have DNA data where we already have shown how different branches are connected.

Recently I have also discovered a Caverly Irish branch and have made contact with a few of the descendants of this branch.

There may be a few other strays but these are the major groups I have found so far. If you think there are others please let me know.

Please provide your comments even if it is negative to the idea. You can find out more at this web site.
http://www.familytreedna.com

Caverly Book

Feb. 2004

Hi Folks,

I am writing a generic letter so that I can include this with my mailings to all of you.

I completed another version of a Caverly Genealogy Booklet called "In Search of Amos Mills Caverly". Amos Mills Caverly is my 3rd Great Grandfather and as far back as I can find records for at this time.

I have printed a few other booklets in the past and given them all away. This latest booklet is focused on my branch of the Caverly tree but also includes info on at least two generations of those connected to Amos Mills Caverly's line. I also included a list of relatives to Amos. This actually has more names then family information I have printed in the book. For those who would like more details for their family let me know and I will send you what I have.

I have several items I will mention in this letter relating to my work.

- I have a great deal more information on Caverlys then appears in this book. I have at least four different branches in my files and unfortunately can't print a complete book on all of them because it would be too big and expensive for me. Some of the branches spell their name Caverley. There are a lot of other family names out there spelled in various ways I have not even had a chance to explore. There are also many Caverly families in the USA and I have only contacted a few.

- I am still studying Genealogy through the University Of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies.

- I always appreciate updates on any Caverly families along with copies of any documents or photos. It is difficult to include high quality photos in my books since I am not using an expensive high quality printing source but, selected photos appear in my electronic version of Caverly Genealogy and I find the quality to be very good in this format.

- I do have some of my files on-line at the Family Tree Maker web site but have not updated the information for over a year. I have become concerned about the commercialization of the material posted. I believe in the free exchange of family information so this concept has bothered me. I have also submitted information to the LDS Family History Centre site which is free. Unfortunately genealogy work is not always perfect and there has been errors in some of my records. Sometimes it is more difficult to correct on-line errors then it is to put it there in the first place.

- I have also become concerned about confidentiality, privacy and identification theft. I am constantly reviewing these concerns through the course I take and through seminars I attend. In most cases for on-line data I have kept dates private for living individuals. In my books I try to include all dates since I do know the books are only going to family members.

- My printing is usually a very small production run. The last version I sent out I only made 100 copies. That version had about 100 pages. This version will be more limited in circulation due to the cost. Each book cost me $9.35 plus any associated mail costs.
With this new printing I have only made 60 copies because it is almost 200 pages. I can also produce it on a CD for computer use and it is cheaper for me to do it this way. Many of you have provided me with family information and I have tried to keep you updated on the families. I really appreciate information all of you have provided. I encourage all of you to look around to see if there may be additional information I may be interested in. I am always willing to share any copying costs.

- as always a special thanks to Karen Adamcik and Eva Wirth, two distant Caverly cousins who are also actively involved in Caverly Genealogy.

Caverley, Caverly Name

Caverley, Caverly – Local, of Calverley, q.v.; a varient. Calverley is a parish near Brandford, Yorks. 1562 Bapt. – Edmond, s Bryan Caverley: St. Michaels, Cornhill, p 81.
The personal name of the father would of itself suggest a Yorkshire parentage. Bryan, until the 18th century, was a great favourite in North Lancashire, and West and North Yorkshire. Of this fact I might give endless proofs. Caverly is well known in the United States. It went out early. Charles Caverlie, age 17 – imharqued in the Mathew of London for St. Christophers in 1635: Hotten’s Lists of Emigrants, p 81.
London, 1, 0; New York, 0, 8.

Caverly Land in Hastings County

LAND RECORDS

1.) Sidney Twp. - Lot 31, 4th Concession

I believe this was the 1st property of Amos. I did see his name on one page I asked for a copy off but, that is not the page I received.

Note: Land office gave me the wrong copies. They did not provide the 1st or original ownership page. I guess they think people only want the latest records not the earliest. I will need to go back to copy that page.

Records for July 15, 1912, which have been crossed out and stamped Oct. 15, 1929.

- William John Christee and Wife
- James Martin Foster and Clarisa Caverley trustee of estate of .John K. Caverly (Aug. 5, 1916)

Looks like it was 57 acres.

Some notes about the Electric Power Co. In 1917.

Conclusions

Laney wife of Amos died in 1874.
Land must of gone to son John K. Caverly d 1875
Land must have then gone to John K Caverlys wife Clarisa (Sharp) Caverly d 1941
Land later went to Lilly Mary Caverly dau d 1952 of John and Clarisa. Lilly Mary married J. Martin Foster

Somewhere between 1917 and 1929 land was sold to someone else.

2.) North Part of the Village of Madoc - Lot No’s 1 & 2, 6 Concession, Lot No. 7 on the North side of Division St.

Dec. 13, 1859, which has been crossed out, Joseph Caverly wife. Later the name Sarah Russell is shown with Joseph Caverly as the Grantee (1860-67)
Later 1922 names of Charles Caverly and wife, John Caverly and wife, with the Grantee Thomas C. Caverly
Later 1953 names Thomas C. Caverly and wife - Colin I Ross & Kathreen Ross his wife as joint tenants (Grantee)

1958 - Estate of Thomas Cross Melbourne Caverly.

Joseph Melbourne Caverly & Colin Ross as Excecutor, of last will of Thomas Cross Melbourne Caverly deceased of the 1st part and Joseph Melbourne Caverly as 3rd part and Jessie Caverly wife of Joseph Melbourne Caverly.

1972 Estate of Colin I Ross

1982 Estate of Kathreen Ross - Thomas A Ross Grantee.

Conclusion

Joseph and Caroline Caverly
- Thomas C. Caverly was their son and appears to have inherited the land

Kathleen Caverly and Joseph Melbourne Caverly were children of Thomas and appeared to have inherited the land.

Karhleen married Colin I Ross
- their son Thomas A. Ross seems to be the last person to inherit the land. I do not know wher eit when from this point.

Stone Church, Hastings County, Sidney Township, Ontario, Canada

STONE CHURCH HASTINGS

Stone church one of the three known cobblestone buildings in the area. It was built in 1853-6 on land belonging to John Fritz to house the local Wesleyan Methodist congregation. Although the church interior was remodeled in 1893 in the popular Italian style and altered again in 1927 its interior remains largely intact. The simple design characteristic of the denominations architecture in the mid nineteenth century relies upon the textured cobblestone surface and the dressed stones at the corners of the walls as well as the harmonious arrangement of the various arched openings. The building severed as a place of worship until 1968 when parishioners moved to other neighbouring United Church congregations.

Surrogate Court record for Laney Caverly

SURROGATE COURT RECORD FOR LANEY CAVERLY (WIFE OF AMOS CAVERLY)

In the Surogate Court In the Goods of Amos Caverley
of the County of Hastings -----

Your oath is that Amos Caverley late of the
Township of Sidney in the County of Hastings, Yeoman,
died on or about the thirteenth day in August in the year of
our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty seven, and
made no will as far as you know or believe. The said Amos
having whilst living and at the time of his death
owned goods, chattels, Rights and credits in the said County
of Hastings that you are the lawful widow and Reliet of
the said Amos Caverley, deceased and that will -----
and truly administer his goods, chattels, Rights and deeds
by paying first his debts so far as the same goods, chattels,
Rights and credits ---- there to ----- and the law charge
you, and that you will make as cause to be made a true
and perfect inventory of all the said goods, Chattels, Rights
and credits and Exhibit the same into the Registry of the
Surrogate Court of the County of Hastings on or before
the seventh day of April next ensuing, and that you
will render a just and true account therefore, So help
You God.

Her
Sworn before the 7 th day of Laney Caverly
October A. D. 1857 Mark

NY Caverlys

WHO IS IN NY STATE IN THE 1790 CENSUS
(My Amos born abt. 1786 so he is approx, 4 years old in 1790)
ULSTER COUNTY – MARLBORO
NAME MALES OVER 16 MALES UNDER 16 FEMALES
Peter 2 3 5
Phillip Sr.m Esther Harcourt(son of John Snr.) 2Phillip & Phillip J. 4Richard, John, Peter, Latting 3
John Snr.M Mercy Carpenter 3 -- 5
Joseph(Brother to John Snr.) 2 2Jacob, Joseph R. 2
John jr.(son of John Snr.)M Mary Carpenter 3 -- 2

TOTAL 35 Caverlys in Marlboro 12 9 17

Notes: Amos born abt 1786. In 1790 he would be approx. 4 years old. Census notes 9 males under 16. Need to account for all of these to determine if Amos could be one of them. There are 9 males under 16 at this census.

I need to determine who Peter and Joseph are to search their families.

Question – Was there a 1800 census.

Conclusions:
1.) Phillip Sr. family all accounted for.
2.) John Snr. No males under 16.
3.) John Jr. no males under 16.
4.) Need to find Peter and Joseph. ( Joseph is brother to John Snr.)
5.) Two brothers Johns Snr. and Joseph settle in Maraboro. (Both are sons of Peter & Jane (Haviland). In 1790 census 3 of John Snrs sons also in the area with families of their own.
6.) John Snr. is the key. There may have been 3 Caverlys settled in the area. We have John and Joseph who are brothers and the 3rd may have been PeterII nephew to John and Joseph. PeterII married Ann Cornell or more then likely son of PeterII, Peter Jr. who married Elizabeth Canniff. (dau. Of John). Peter Jr. born 1763 so he is 27 in 1790 census year.
7.) Peter Jr. has 2 sons. Amos (1810) John P. (?). If in 1790 Peter Jr. is 27 by 1810 he is 47. Appears to be a very small and late family. We have him married in 1789 and death before 1831. If married in 1789 children would soon be born but for 1790 census he would not have 8 children.

Caverly, Amos & Laney

More Ramblings and What Ifs for Amos and Laney Caverly

Assumptions of the times
1.) Families try to marry off dau. between ages of 15-19.

What I know but may not be 100% accurate
- Amos (based on grave marker) b 1786 d 1857 (age 71)
(I think he may have been born later based on points I noted)
- Laney (based on grave marker) b 1801 d 1874 (age 73)
Normally I would assume the information on Amos’s marker was provided by Laney but, the stones set next to each other appear to be very similar which could mean they were erected after the deaths. That would mean other family members may have provided the information on the stones. Chances are the deaths are accurate but birth dates are questionable.

2.) Based on their children’s births, earliest date I have is 1824 (Laney would be 23).
Some dates are missing (2). Let’s assume they were before 1824 (2-3 years apart). First birth would be abt. 1820 (Laney would be 19).
Looking at birth dates I have for their other children 1824, 1827, 1831, 1834, 1834?, 1843. Most were abt. 3 years apart. This could mean Laney may have married at abt. Age 18 = 1819. If she marries in 1819 Amos is suppose to be 33 (possibly a bit old but OK except the oldest birth is noted a 1843, Amos would be 57 Laney 43, 15 year spread in their ages).

3.) Land records say Amos buys land in Sidney Twp. 1811. He may be 25. Eight years on the land before he marries assuming it is 1819. What does he do for those 8 years? Clearing some of the land and building a cabin should take 2-3 years. There were conflicts going on and official war breaks out 1812. This could disrupt progress if he was involved. (Can I tie him into any possible military service at the time. He appears to show up in the militia prior to the 1837 rebellion.)

4.) 1851 Census – family that appears to be his but under the name Caveller. I wonder if he really was a Caverly. The census has Amos 69, Laney 48, Henry 24, Wm. 16, Amos 14, Visitor 11(female Irish) , John R 9 months (don’t know who this is). The dates are off a bit but that’s expected.
Other Sidney Twp records 1814-1849 have Amos active in minor official rolls such as Warden to Fence Viewer and in 1832 Trustee for Stone Church.

But how important was it to know your exact age (birth year)? Many young people said they were older and older people said they were younger.

Where would Amos get money to buy land? Did he work for it or possibly inherit.
Amos ? – b 1786, Land 1811, Marries 1819.

North American History
- American Independence 1776 but, conflicts to get British out went pass 1783.
- several years for government to form and all of the county to realize what is happening.
- Between 1780 –1800 on going Indian wars, conflicts with British and French, Louisiana Purchase.
- Canada West opens to Loyalists and settlers 1780-1800.
- War of 1812

Amos b 1786? In 1796 age 10. 1800 age 14. 1802 age 16, age when he would be expected to do something. Work, farm, military.

Let’s make a different age assumption for Amos. Assume age is off by +/- 5 yrs. More then likely +5. Therefore he would be born abt. 1791. Where? Now purchases land at age 20, marries at age 28 and dies at age 66.
1791 - 1811– Where is Amos, where born? History, Loyalist and late Loyalist migration still on going. Eng/Amer conflicts on going. From 1801 to 1811 would be important for his development and earnings. How would he earn money? How and when did he arrive in Canada?
He could be involved in farm laborer or lumbering. Since he became a farmer (and appeared to be successful) I assume he had this experience in his up bringing. The other way to earn money was in the military. Under this timeline he would be 16 in 1807 when the conflicts and Indian wars were on going. Could he have come to Canada as a draft dodger? If he does work his way to Canada at this time how does he make a living and does he have relatives in Canada? Closest Caverly neighbor at the time of land purchase was Joseph Caverly and he was within walking distance.